33 Weeks + 1

Well, we made it to my goal (of 33 weeks), but here's hoping we can make it to the next goal -- 36 weeks!

A friend of mine's sister got checked in to the room across the hall from me last night. She was just a few days ahead of me gestation-wise and went into preterm labor yesterday. After trying to stop the labor unsuccessfully, they had to deliver her by C-section quickly this morning. On the bright side, it's nice to see just how quickly the staff here is able to handle an emergency. On the not bright side, it's a stark reminder at how quickly things can go awry. Prayers for her and baby are appreciated --  I suspect since baby came around 34 weeks, she may be in NICU for a little while, and mom wasn't prepared for an emergency C-section, so please pray for her physical and emotional recovery.

Our next ultrasound is Monday morning. If everything is still looking good, they said we'd start talking about scheduling my C-section/splenectomy. And while no one here has mentioned that we may be heading off to have Baby Z on Monday, I am trying to mentally prepare myself just in case it looks like my spleen is in danger and they decide to play it safe rather than sorry. I'm really hoping that they say everything looks good and we can continue forward.

I talked to the Infectious Disease doctor today about the recommendation about medication after they take my spleen. I've read that some doctors prescribe something for a couple of years to boost the immune system for a while and I've read that some doctors do not recommend it. He said he would not recommend it as it could make my body resistant to antibiotics and if/when I do contract something, it may not be as responsive to the medication. He said he may prescribe me something to keep on hand in case I were to come down with something and was unable to get medical attention quickly, just as a backup, but that's it.

In other news, the hospital is shutting off power for 12 hours tomorrow to test emergency power backups and do maintenance. For those of you who panic when you don't hear from me within an hour or two, there's a good chance I will be void of internet tomorrow evening starting at 6pm. Looks like I may be doing a lot of reading and going to the bathroom via flashlight or glow stick. ;)

Other than that, we're still hanging out. The hospital has been crazy busy the past week (must be leading up to full moon) so I am sticking to my bed like glue just in case whatever is "going around" tries to creep into my room. Trying to stay stable, stable, stable!

Here we are!!

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